I'd say that is a directly related note BJett. But r.e. Most RS2477 claims, my position is opposite of yours. I am glad someone is looking out for our rights and getting after finding the solutions legally. The GSENM travel plan calls for closing a surprising many dirt roads that I got to drive once and would love to drive again, I don't agree with any of those handful of particular closures I'm personally familiar with.
The 'let's take back Utah movement' good or bad is a direct reaction by those who represent a great many of us who felt left out and totally helpless with the process when the GSENM was created by Executive decision. I have to applaud the Canyoneers for wanting to get a dialog before the government decision, so that they don't have to become a "perceived as radical 'anti government decision' group" after the fact in the same vein as the aforementioned.
If we don't first come together to hash out all the pros and cons, all the compromises and consensus, and go through the full due process, then we are probably doing it wrong in America. I believe the GSENM was done wrong. Hopefully we can still do parts of it, HITR road for example, correctly.
As much as I like Randy's idea of just letting it go non-maintained, I think the perfect example of how to manage a special and remote area against growing interest/visitation has also been mentioned several times which is the Maze District of Canyonlands and to a lesser extent the Needles District and the White Rim. Not the exact same template need be followed for HITR road, but following the same general guideline, leave existing roads in place as is i.e. dirt stays dirt, resist any further development beyond bare minimal facilities and as needed road maintenance, implement a proper permit system only as needed and only where needed to keep the numbers of visitors to the special areas reasonable and the experience in those areas and the general area as a whole as enjoyable at least as much as it is now. But It all depends on how many people ever start showing up in the middle of nowhere.
My neighbor took his family to Yosemite a couple of weeks ago - no parking, they drove it then got out of there as fast as they could. shudder